North Buckhead

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North Buckhead is a neighborhood in the Buckhead district, at the northern edge of the city of Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of Atlanta's most affluent neighborhoods.[http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ga/atlanta/route-glenridge/#overview "Route 400 / Glenridge Conn", Neighborhood Scout]

With a population of 8,270 (2010 census), it is also Atlanta's fourth most populous neighborhood, after Downtown, Midtown, and the Old Fourth Ward.2010 US census figures from [http://walkscore.com walkscore.com]

Boundaries

It is bounded by:{{Cite web|url=http://www.atlantaga.gov/client_resources/government/planning/npu%20system/maps/npu_b.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813044935/http://www.atlantaga.gov/client_resources/government/planning/npu%20system/maps/npu_b.pdf|url-status=dead|title=NPU B map, City of Atlanta|archivedate=August 13, 2011}}

History

The area contains Lakemoore (still standing on Emma Lane), the home of Wiley L. Moore (b. 1888), president of the Wofford Oil Company of Georgia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbca.org/Lakemoore.htm|title=One of the founders of modern North Buckhead|website=www.nbca.org}}

The area became part of the city of Atlanta in 1950 and suburban development took place subsequently.{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/georgia/buckhead/north-buckhead-residents-look-back-to-area-s-past|title=North Buckhead Residents Look Back to Area's Past|date=October 31, 2011|website=Buckhead, GA Patch}}

The Wieuca Inn stood where the Roswell-Wieuca shopping center now stands and was torn down in 1955.

Government

North Buckhead is part of NPU B.

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